'Paschima Vahini' faster implementation to mellow opposition to Yettinahole

Bengaluru, Dec 25: State minister for urban development, Vinay Kumar Sorake, said that the government is seriously considering early implementation of 'Paschima Vahini' project to offset the opposition Yettinahole project is encountering from people living in Karnataka coast.

Addressing a press conference at Vikasa Soudha here on Tuesday December 23, Sorake analyzed that once approved, Paschima Vahini project will mitigate drinking water problem of Dakshina Kannada district. 'This will in turn, defuse the opposition to Yettinahole project,' he analyzed.

Sorake said that since many years,there have been demands for implementing Paschima Vahini project, which once executed, will help in making irrigation projects in the coast viable. 'This project, which requires an investment of Rs 1,000 crore, has already received in-principle nod of the chief minister. It will be moved in the cabinet meeting,' he stated.

He informed that the project envisages construction of several water reservoirs, which in turn, will enrich underground water table. As such, opposition for Yettinahole project will fade, he felt.

He said he had observed people of Kolar and Chikballapur districts suffering because of shortage of water. He also expressed anger at the wrong information being spread by some people, who have wrongly been terming Yettinahole project as Netravati River Diversion Project. 'Water flowing into River Kumaradhara is being used for this project, not from Netravati,' he clarified.

He expressed happiness at the hard work being put in by irrigation minister, M B Patil, towards convincing people of Dakshina Kannada district about the fact that Yettinahole project will not harm their interests.

Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

3 smart cities may ease pressure off Bengaluru

BENGALURU: The IT capital of India missed its chance to be part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 100 smart cities project because of the population yardstick. Now, the city can get decorated by at least three smart cities around it if Karnataka has its way. 

TOI has learnt that the Siddaramaiah government has proposed to the Centre names of 11 cities for the smart cities project. Devanahalli, Ramanagaram and Tumakuru have been picked up in the satellite towns category. 

Kalaburagi, Hubballi-Dharwad, Mysuru, Belagavi and Mangaluru figure in the class of cities in the population range of 1-4 million people. The names of Udupi, Hospet and Vijayapura have been proposed under the category of heritage towns. 

The Union government's guidelines issued in September said cities with a population of 1-4 million would be most appropriate to be developed as smart cities. Urban development minister Vinay Kumar Sorake told TOI they could not pick Bengaluru as its population has crossed 96 lakh as per the 2011 census. 

Publication : The Times of India/Bangalore/ December 26th

GOVERNMENT PLANS TO SET UP A SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT (SWM) BOARD

ULBs need to focus on scientific methods of garbage disposal: Sorake

Urban Development Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake on Monday said the government plans to set up a Solid Waste Management (SWM) Board along the lines of the Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board.

Speaking after inaugurating CanPlast 2014 organised by Canara Plastic Manufacturers’ and Traders’ Association here, Mr. Sorake said waste management had attained greater significance these days and many urban local bodies (ULBs) lacked the expertise in garbage disposal.

Bengaluru, once known as the garden city, was turning out to be a garbage city, the Minister said, adding that the government was confident of finding a solution to the problems at Mandur village near Bengaluru where garbage disposal had become an issue. ULBs, which still continue with land-fill dumping method of garbage disposal, needed to focus on scientific disposal of waste. The proposal for SWM Board gained relevance in this context, Mr. Sorake said.

The Minister said the presumption of plastic as a menace should get changed, and plastic should be treated as an asset through various recycling methods. The government was keen on the use of recycled plastic in various forms, including for production of diesel and energy, he said. Any number of rules and regulations would not help scientific waste management unless the people develop awareness about cleanliness and waste disposal, he said.

The day-long event witnessed technical sessions on sustainable waste management by Almitra H. Patel, member, Supreme Court Committee for SWM, Bengaluru; emerging opportunities in the field of plastics for small and medium entrepreneurs by Aruna Kumari, senior manager, Reliance Industries, Mumbai; plastic waste to fuel by G. Jagadish, Director, Technical, Ampolt Electronics, Bengaluru, and bio-degradable plastics and recycling by Ajay Karmarkar, Director (Technical), KONSPEC, Mangaluru.

Hindu online

Published on 23 dec 2014

KAUP TO BE CONVERTED INTO TOWN PANCHAYAT / MUNICIPALITY

KAUP DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE - REVIEW MEETING 

The Development committee meeting was held on the 13th of December 2014, during the course various development projects were suggested and need based projects were highlighted by the participating members., the key to this meeting was a proposal to make Kaup the nerve center to all the gram panchayat/municipalty of the constituency....

Article published in;  Vijayavani Kannada Daily-Mangalore Edition

Kaup to be converted into a Centre

In charge Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake in Kaup Development committee review meeting.

Kaup : District in charge Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake said that there are 29 GP’s in Kaup Assembly constituency but there is not even a single town Panchayat/Municipality. For this reason there is a dream to convert Kaup area into a town Panchayat or Municipality keeping it as center and using various types of resources through the Urban Development Department

He was speaking in the Review meeting about Kaup development held under the aegis of Kaup Development Committee.

Though there are 160 GP’s which can be converted into town Panchayat based on population, he said that from the point of view of development Kaup is intended to be converted into town panchayat on top priority.

Vasudeva Shetty, President of Kaup Development Committee presided over the function. GP member Katapadi Shankara Poojari, TP member Shambhavi Kulal, Kaup GP president Usha Shenoy, Uliyaragoli GP President Pradeep Kumar, Development committee office bearers Madhava Palan, Rathnakar Hege, Manohar Shetty, Gangadhar Suvarna, Yogish Shetty were present.

Rs. 51 Crore has been sanctioned for the drinking water project of Kaup Assembly constituency through the Urban Development Department and proposal has been submitted to the tune of Rs.32 Crores for the underground drainage project. Out of this already Rs.3 Crore grant has been released. -Vinay Kumar Sorake

UDUPI - Development Projects Initiated

it was immensely satisfying to initiated and inaugurated 21 public utility services under various Grama Panchayat, such as SHIRVA, KALATHUR, BELAPU, KUTHAYARU and BELLE as on 5th December 2014. the day started at 9.30 a.m. and went into late in the evening...

Article published in Bellvision.com

Udupi/M’Belle: Vinay Kumar Sorake performs Guddhali Puje and inauguration of public utilities

Udupi/M’Belle, Dec 05, 2014: Vinay Kumar Sorake, Minister of Urban Development and In-charge Minister of Udupi District initiated and inaugurated 14 public utility services under the Belle Grama Panchayat jurisdiction on Friday, 5 December 2014 from 9.30 am to 1 pm.

Minister Sorake performed guddhali puje to concretize the Thokoli-Bhajana Mandali Road which will cost around 7.97 lakhs. Thereafter, he proceeded to Nellikatte and performed guddhali puje to concretize the road leading from the main road by the side of the Jnanaganga PU College passing towards the Cashew nuts factory of Mr. Nagraj Kamath.

At Thirlapalke, Minister Sorake inaugurated the concretized Gandhi Nagar road. Thereafter he performed the guddhali puje at the teachers colony and also at Madikettu.

At Devaragudde, Vinay Kumar Sorake laid the foundation for the Angawadi on the piece of land donated by B. Sadananda Rao, retired teacher from Church Aided Higher Primary School, Moodubelle. The minister appreciated the donation of land by B. Sadananda Rao and asked the people to send their small children to the Anganwadi.

Proceeding to Padubelle, Minister Sorake performed guddhali puje for concretized roads at three places. Thereafter, he inaugurated the newly constructed ‘Annapoorna’ Akshara Dasoha Midday Kitchen in the Higher Primary School, Pamboor. Rev. Fr. Paul Rego, Parish Priest of the Holy Cross Church, Pamboor and the Correspondent of the higher primary school was present who blessed the facility. He honoured Minister Sorake by offering him shawl, garland and fruit plate. Vinay Kumar Sorake felicitated Gilbert Noronha, the contractor of the facility. Mrs. Hilda Mathias compeered the brief programme. Headmaster, Herald D’Mello was present.

The Minister also visited Arbi and performed guddhali puje for renovation of the road. Vincent Fernandes made an appeal to the Minister to help in getting permanent solution to the road rather than getting patch-work done. Vinay Kumar Sorake assured the villagers that he will do his best to get their problems solved.

The last engagement of Vinay Kumar Sorake was in the vicinity of the Belle Grama Panchayat vicinity. He laid the foundation stone for another building in Santekatte. Thereafter, a public meeting was held in the Geeta Mandir. Speaking to the villagers, Minister Sorake said that he had initiated as well as inaugurated 14 public utility services in the Belle Grama Panchayat jurisdiction. The total amount of the projects is seven and a half crore of rupees. He narrated the various facilities that the Karnataka Government has been providing to the villagers. He said that in future, the Stree Shakthi Groups would be getting an annual grant of Rs.20,000/- in the place of Rs.5,000/- so far. Besides, the loan amount at the rate 6 percent interest  has been increased from one lakh rupees to three lakh rupees. Another scheme that the government has introduced is that any unmarried woman above the age of 40 will be receiving monthly pension of Rs.500/-

Pension papers  and BPL ration cards were distributed to the beneficiaries by the minister and dignitaries on the dais. The programme was attended by Rajendra Shetty, President of Belle Grama Panchayat, Lalaji Mendon, former MLA, Kaup, Mrs. Ida Gibba D’Souza, member of Udupi Zilla Panchayat, Devdas Hebbar, member of the Udupi taluk Panchayat, Mrs. Jacintah D’Souza, Vice President of Belle Grama Panchayat, A.G. D’Souza and Harish Shetty, members of the Belle Grama Panchayat,Rajendra Bekal, Executive Officer of Udupi taluk Panchayat, Tashildar of Udupi Taluk, Mrs. Benny Quadros,PDO and other officers from the PWD. 

Seminar on ‘Yakrit Vikara’ - Dec. 5

THE HINDU-Dec 05 2014

1,000 delegates from India expected to take part.

SDM College of Ayurveda organised a two-day national seminar on ‘Yakrit Vikara’, diseases involving the abnormal functions of the hepatobiliary system, here on December 5 and 6.

The hepatobiliary system refers to the liver, the gall bladder and the bile ducts and the way they work together to produce bile.

Addressing presspersons here on Monday, B.V. Prasanna, Chief Organising Secretary of the seminar and the Head of the Department of Roganidana at the college, said that nearly 1,000 delegates from India will take part in the seminar.

Nearly 200 delegates will also present papers at the two-day event.

He said ‘Yakrit Vikara’ had emerged as a major health problem in the country and throughout the world.

Many of the diseases were caused by either impaired conjugation, infection of the hepatobiliary system, alcohol consumption and the malignancy of the liver, the hepatic duct, the gall bladder, the common bile duct or the pancreas. A specialised infrastructure is needed to detect as well as diagnose it and a multi-disciplinary approach is needed for effective, curative or palliative treatment.

The seminar has assumed importance as Ayurvedic treatment for ‘Yakrit Vikara’ was an alternative effective option in contrast to other contemporary medical treatments.

The seminar will aim to documentcurrent advances in the field of diagnosis, laboratory investigations and treatment principles based on Ayurveda as well as current Western medical practices.

The seminar will include many keynote addresses from eminent scholars of Ayurveda specialised in ‘Yakrit Vikara’, scientific sessions and panel discussion.

U.T. Khader, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, will inaugurate the seminar. Shantharam Shetty, Pro Chancellor of Nitte University, Pramod Madhwaraj, MLA, will be the chief guests at the inaugural function.

D. Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala, will preside over the inauguration.

Vinay Kumar Sorake, Urban Development Minister, Vijaykumar Gogi, Director, Department of AYUSH, will be chief guests at the valedictory function on December 6, Prof. Prasanna said.

Nagaraj Poojary, organising secretary, was present.

GOVT TO SET UP CORPORATION TO ENSURE SCIENTIFIC GARBAGE DISPOSAL: SORAKE

THE HINDU-KAUP (UDUPI DISTRICT), November 21, 201

Vinay Kumar Sorake, Urban Development Minister, said on Friday that the State government would set up a separate corporation under his Ministry for ensuring scientific disposal of garbage in towns and cities.

He was speaking at the inaugural function of the cleanliness campaign organised by the Home Guards and other organisations here.

Mr. Sorake said that presently most of the towns in the State were still disposing the garbage generated in their areas in the traditional manner. The proposed corporation would study the problem and provide solutions for scientific disposal of garbage.

It would also look into recycling of garbage. His ministry was encouraging and aiding towns and cities in the State to set up Solid Waste Management Plants to solve the problem of garbage disposal.

According to a survey, while 38 per cent of people were living in the urban areas in the State, nearly 62 per cent were in the rural areas. Hence, rural areas too were facing the problem of garbage disposal. The State Government was also giving importance to scientific garbage disposal in rural areas also.

The government had set up a Solid Waste Management Plant at Alevoor near Udupi. The garbage of Udupi, Kaup and surrounding areas was being treated in this plant. The State government had taken up the cleanliness drive both in rural and urban areas. It had already issued circulars to the Deputy Commissioners and other officials in this regard, he said.

PROPOSAL

Mr. Sorake said that his ministry had submitted a proposal to the government to convert Kaup into a Town Municipal Council (TMC) by merging villages such as Mulloor, Padu, Uliyargoli and Mallaru villages. A Rs. 51 crore drinking water project for Kaup and its surrounding had also been submitted to the government.

The government had already approved Rs. three crore for construction of underground drainage system for Kaup in the first phase. Another proposal of Rs. 32 crore for the extension of the underground drainage system had been sought in Kaup. “We also want Kaup to be developed as a taluk headquarters in the future,” Mr. Sorake said.

Earlier, Mr. Sorake cleaned the area near Kalya Mari shrine with a broom. The Home Guards, students of various educational institutions and members of various organisations, cleaned the streets of Kaup and took out a procession propagating the message of cleanliness.

MARAVANTE - PADUKONE BRIDGE FOUNDATION LAID ON DECEMBER 02 2014

The bridge has been a major demand of the people of the area for the last sixty years, as they are forced to cross the river in country boats to get to the mainland. It will be constructed at a cost of Rs 4.95 crore.

The foundation stone for the bridge linking Padukone to Maravante across the Sowparnika river was laid near Maharaja Swamy Temple in Maravante. The bridge would be constructed as a joint project of the department of public works and ports and inland water transport. 

"Padukone is being linked through a bridge to Maravante. This will not only boost development work in the two villages, but also the tourism potential of Maravante which has been gifted with a unique natural beauty.

RS 15 CRORE SANCTIONED FOR KARKALA FETE

Preparatory meeting of the various coordination committees was held for the forthcoming Bahubali Mahamasthakabhisheka at Karkala on Tuesday, Rs 13.65 crore has been earmarked for providing facilities to the devotees who are expected to gather from different parts of the country. Rs 75 lakh has been earmarked for widening road to Attur church. The tourism department has released Rs 43 lakh to take up development works in Karkala. Fifty per cent of the funds to be released immediately.

Sanitation, safety, water supply and health would be given priority. The officials  are directed to complete the construction within the time frame. Around one lakh devotees are expected to take part in the masthakabhisheka,  Details to be uploaded on Udupi tourism website which would be linked to the government website.

A 24-hour central control room would be set up with two emergency contact numbers. with paramedics and medicines worth 5 lakhs for emergency.

BAGALKOT REVIEW - NOVEMBER 27 2014

Article published in Udayavani - Gulbaraga edition nov 27

INSTRUCTIONS TO INCREASE REVENUE OF LOCAL BODIES
THERE IS NO RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SAKRAMA LAW AND VIDYANIDHI TAX RECOVERY
MARCH DEADLINE FOR CEMENT QUARRY PROJECT

Bagalkot: Local bodies including municipalities should give more priority to tax recovery. When all facilities are being given why tax is not being collected? It is found that the Town commissioner has taken a strict stand for recovery of self-assessed property tax at Vidyagiri in Bagalkot. There is no relationship to the newly enacted Akrama-Sakrama law and the collection of this cess. Urban Development Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake told the officers to continue tax recovery.

He spoke on the review of progress meeting of various department under the jurisdiction of the City development, at the Deputy Commissioner’s auditorium.

INCREASE TAX RECOVERY:

Tax recovery should be implemented effectively in local bodies. Along with increasing the revenue, the grant received from the Government should be utilized properly and development works should be undertaken. He said that the local bodies like City corporations, town panchayats, municipalities should strictly enforce tax collection and increase the revenue.

He told that more priority should be given to cleanliness in the urban and rural areas and that the officers should stop the open space toilets by creating awareness among public about toilets, and focus on construction of public toilets. The Quarry water works is in a soon to be completed stage for supplying water to Bagalkot town and that water will be supplied by end of March. If the grant is not utilized it will go back to the Finance department. He instructed that the officers should take care that it does not happen and utilize the released grant for providing necessary facilities to the public.

Already in the district, Jamakhandi and Hungund 24X7 project has started and 2 numbers of water storage works have been implemented, Further, the meeting was informed that the insertion work of MS elevated pipe line of 273.1 mm diameter is completed. The water supply project under AUWSC project has been initiated in March 2003 and it has been handed over to the town panchayat. The barrage construction works are progressing and they need to be completed.

He reviewed the progress of the local bodies in the district and instructed that the construction works undertaken should be completed within the scheduled time and achieve the specified goals. Before the meeting the Minister reviewed the Underground drainage and Chalkwell project works undertaken by the Karnataka Urban Water Supply Board and visited the spot of the Quarry water supply project and reviewed it.

Legislator Vijayanand Kashappanavar, Vidhan Parishad Member Narayanasa Bandage, GP President Basavanthappa Meti, Deputy Commissioner P A Meghannavar, Project Director of Town Development Cell Shankaragowda Somanal, Bagalkot Municipal Commissioner S N Rudresh and other officers of the local bodies of the district participated.

Separate meeting for the development of Badami.. Badami is a tourist place. Tourism should also progress along with the development of town. But some grants which are coming in, are not being able to be utilized due to restrictions by the Archeological Survey of India. Separate meeting will be held about development of meeting with the Tourism Minister. Vinay Kumar Sorake, Urban Development Minister

HAVERI AND GADAG REVIEW - 26 NOVEMBER 2014

Article published in Udayavani - Haveri edition nov 26

UTILIZE GRANT WITHIN TWO MONTHS
Prepare action plan immediately
Minister instructs use of pending grant of Rs.2,000 Crores

Haveri: Minister for Urban Development Vinay Kumar Sorake instructed officers that the unused grant for various projects should be spent within the next two months , hence action plan should be prepared and development works should be undertaken.

He gave this instruction to the officers at the Departmental progress review meeting held on Wednesday at the Deputy Commissioner’s auditorium. Rs.2,000 crore is pending as unutilized in various projects including SFC which should be used by preparing action plan within two months and development works should be initiated. Otherwise the grant will go back to the Finance Department and the Minister added that if grant is kept pending, no further grant will be given.

The local self governments should fix a time line and collect water tax. If the pending amount is considerable and proposal is submitted for waiver of interest, approval will be given by the Government, the Minister said. Officers should show progress in tax collection, otherwise the local bodies will not be able to properly supply even water.

Do Sakrama to Akrama: The illegal taps supplying drinking water should be immediately regularized (sakrama). The supplies which don’t get regularized should be strictly removed. If good connection and proper water is provided, people will pay tax. No one will pay if water is not given properly and ask them to pay tax. Officers should work in this direction with interest, he said.

In places where water resources are sufficient, instead of drilling new bore wells and giving temporary solutions, the drinking water supply should be brought into existence. But if such water is used for agriculture, action should be strictly taken against such persons. Minister instructed that proper security should be provided to get protection.

The officer who reacted to this, said that except Agadi village, water supply to any other village is not included in this project. The project was formulated in the year 2000, which requires pipeline.  The developed layouts should be immediately transferred to the Corporation and tax should be collected. Tax can’t be collected if facility is provided without transferring , he said. MLA Manohar Tahsildar, Basavaraja Shivannavara, Municipal President I U Pathan, Sanjeev Kumar Neeralagi, President of Town development  authority, Deputy Commissioner Manjunath Nayak, SP N Shashikumar participated in the meeting.

INITIATIVE FOR RESERVATION TO THE POOR

Byadagi : Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake said that amendment to law will be brought to compulsorily fixing reservation to the new sites and apartments including the Authority.

He spoke to press persons on Wednesday after viewing the works being constructed for providing continuous water supply to the public at a cost of Rs.22 crores.

The private cost of sites in the town limits is increasing ten times than the government rates. Hence no one is coming forward to selling land to the Government. Hence, Ashraya scheme is failing. But it is the priority duty of government to provided sites to the poor people. Hence he will fix reservation in the new layouts and apartments including the Authority by brining amendment to law.

Water within two months: All the civil works of continuous water supply project being constructed at a cost of 22 crores are complete and only the water pumps need to the installed. He assured to provide water to the public within two months by calling for short term tender. Legislator Basavaraja Shivannavara and town municipality members were present on the occasion.

Give special Grants

Byadagi: Local municipality members submitted a memorandum and pressed Urban Development Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake by demanding special grant of Rs.10 crores for the overall development of the town.

Vice Chairperson Sudha Kallihal spoke on the occasion and said that it is impossible for the overall development of the town with only SFC grant and tax funds alone. Special grant should be given to all the  municipalities and town panchayats of the state on priority, and she demanded to provided infrastructure to the public by such initiatives. Legislator Basvarajara Shivannavara, Town municipal President Yellamma Davanageri, Members Murigeppa Shettar, Basavaraj Chathrada, Yamanoorappa Ujani, Narayanappa Karnoola, Prashanth Yadavada, Muktiyar Mulla, Manjunath Bhovi, Durgesh Gonemmanavar, Shanthamma Bevinamatti, M R Bhadra Gowdra, Basavaraja Hanji, Rathnamma Budihalamatha, Drakshayani Patil, Rohini Hunasimarada, Shanthamma Kurakundhi Neelavva Dodmani, Nagappa Banakara, Shivashankar Nayak, Viresh Kumar and others were present.

Photo Caption: Byadagi: Local municipality members submitted a memorandum to Urban Development Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake demanding special grant of Rs.10 crore for the overall development of the town.

DISTRICT LEVEL TALENT COMPETITION-INAUGURATION.

Article published by Udayavani uDUPI Edition - 23 November 2014.

Hebri SRS: Inauguration of district level talent Competition.

Udupi district is ahead in talent too.

Hebri, Nov 22:  District  in charge Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake said that Udupi district is ahead not only in education but also in exhibition of talent. He said that SRS institution of Hebri has conducted the unprecedented district level talent fountain very successfully with a grand procession.

He spoke after receiving the felicitation from SRS after inaugurating the function and participating in the two days Udupi district level primary and high school students’ talent foundation to be held at Hebri, SR Public school sports grounds on November 22 held in coordination with Udupi Zilla Panchayat, Public Instruction Department and Hebri SR educational institution. 

ZP Chairperson Savitha Shivananda Kotyan presided over the function.  K.Anand, Director of Public Instruction Department, Bangalore and award winner teacher Lakshmikanth Bhat were felicitated. On this occasion, students of Hebri SR who have scored rank in CET and are talented students were honoured by giving them prize. On the occasion Ex MLA Gopala Bhandary, Gowri Devadiga of Udupi Health and standing committee for education, Hebri GP Chairperson Suma S Adyanthaya, Physical education officer Seethanadi Vittal Shetty, Education officer Vasanth Shetty, Sapna S Shetty, coordinator of S R institution, Bhoothagundi Karunakar Shetty, President of Hebri Agriculture Cooperative Society, Gokul Kini, President of Alumni Association were present. Nagaraja Shetty, President SR Group of educational institutions introduced the event. H.Diwakar Shetty, Deputy Director, Public Instruction Department, Udupi welcomed, Nithyayanda Shetty compered the programme and H K Manmohan, Education Officer, 

Karkala Taluq proposed vote of 

thanks.

An attractive procession took place from the Hebri Bunts’ Bhavan before the start of function. A grand procession took place in the main roads of Hebri with variety of tableux and proceeded up to SRS. Industrialist Bhaskar Jois, Lions President Ramesh Acharya, Ravindra Hegde, President of Karkala Taluq teachers’ Association, Krishnamurthy Rao, T G Acharya, Naveen Adyanthaya and Satishchandra Babu, Treasurer of Karkala Taluq Primary Teachers’ Association participated. The valedictory function will be held at 3.00 PM on 23^rd November.

SAVING KAMBALA - ‘Humane’ Kambala a success

‘Humane’ Kambala a success

Bangalore Mirror Bureau | Nov 3, 2014, 04.00 AM IST

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Mangaluru : An experimental Kambala held at Miyar village of Karkala taluk on Sunday in a bid to make the races more humane has been a success, said the organisers. 

From this year, the organisers have unanimously decided to go easy with the cane. Speaking to Bangalore Mirror, Prof K Gunapala Kadamba, president of the Kambala Academy and founder secretary of Dakshina Kannada Kambala Committee, said that nearly 125 pairs of buffaloes were participating. "We have also introduced heats this year. The sport is still on and may go on till Monday morning. We have tried our best to limit the use of cane and many of the jockeys as well as owners have understood and are following it. We will work out ways and see that the use of cane is completely stopped," he said. 

As per the new rules, jockeys will be allowed to use the stick only on the track and nowhere else. Also, the buffalo owner will be allowed to hold a stick, but it will be only as a symbolic gesture. 

Smart City Recommendation to the Central Government

Article published by Udayavani Bangalore Edition - 19 November 2014.

12 cities including Bangalore for Smart City 

Ramanagara, Tumkur and Devanahalli Recommended as Satellite Towns

Bangalore: Central Government significant Smart City project State Government has getting ready for implementation of the same and it has listed 12 cities under 3 divisions and the same has been sent to Central Government.

Under Smart City Project Kalaburgi, Hubli-Dharwad, Mysore, Mangalore, Belagavi and Davanagere cities has been selected for smart cities, Ramanagara, Tumkur and Devanahalli as Satellite Towns and proposal has been sent to Central Government to develop Hospet and Vijaypura of Bellary and Udupi as Heritage Cities.

The information has been told in the press meet by Mr. Vinay Kumar Sorake, Urban Development minister, State Government is ready to implement the project at any circumstance brought by Central Government. In cities where population is more than 50 lakhs there is a scope to set up Satellite Towns. As the Bangalore city population has crossed 90 lakhs as the surrounding Ramangara, Tumkur and Devanahalli can be developed as Satellite towns and for the same the proposal has been sent to Central Government.

Likewise the 8 cities in the state having a population of 5 to 10 lakhs those cities will come under the purview of Smart City Project.

Smart City: Kalaburgi, Hubli-Dharwad, Mysore, Mangalore, Belagavi and Davanagere

Satellite Towns: Ramanagara, Tumkur and Devanahalli

Heritage Cities: Hospet, Vijaypura and Udupi

        

  There are only 100 cities developed as smart cities so only 6 cities have been recommended. In heritage city division only 3 city list has been prepared and got it approved from Chief Minister and sent to Central Government.

Doubtful this year: Central Government held discussions with Urban Development Ministry and its officials regarding Smart City Project. This project has been allocated only 750 crores in the Budget and the arrangements have not been done, it is doubtful that smart city project will come into force in this financial year. However, State Government is getting ready to implement the same. For implementation of the Smart City project it has constituted expert committee comprising of IIT’s. This expert committee has been ready to implement Smart City project in the State. He also told he has spoken to the head of the committee. For the smart city project Central Government, State Government and Municipal Corporation of that city has to bear the expenses. How expenses have to be shared is not been decided. The main purpose of this project is to develop the cities by using technology.